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Nicole's avatar

It seems common practice, at least around here, to insert IUDs without any pain or anxiety medication. I was told to take Tylenol before my insertion, that it didn't matter where I was in my cycle and that it "doesn't hurt much". What a crock of shit. It hurt so much, and they just told me to "breathe". I still can't believe they do that to women, and just lie to their face about it. I'm so sorry you went through that, I'm fortunate that my removal was very simple, can't imagine having to have it surgically removed after all of that.

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Jeanne Smith's avatar

I could tell you about 30+ years of invasive procedures post DES exposure in utero. Your story gave me flashbacks to that. My favorite: Applying liquid nitrogen to my cervix 60 sec. at a time, several times in a row, no anesthesia.

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